Police: Suspect surrenders in shooting at Baltimore DPW facility

DPW worker fatally shot at Fulton Avenue maintenance facility

Investigators are providing new details into what may have led to a Baltimore Department of Public Works employee opening fire on a co-worker, killing him Thursday morning inside a substation. Police are asking for the public's help in finding Cipisirono Cole, 47, who they said shot and killed Darrin Johnson, 34, at the Fulton Avenue DPW maintenance facility. Baltimore police said there was some sort of ongoing dispute between the two.

A man accused of fatally shooting a Baltimore Department of Public Works co-worker Thursday morning has surrendered, police said Saturday.Download the WBAL appCity police said Cipisirono Cole, 47, shot and killed Darrin Johnson, 34, at the Fulton Avenue DPW maintenance facility. Police said he surrendered to authorities Saturday evening.Baltimore police said there was some sort of ongoing dispute between the two."We know there was some argument and dispute, but it appears it was over some sort of teasing, back and forth. It may have started as fun, we don't know. It is something we are continuing to investigate. Regardless, a gun should not have been used to end the dispute," Baltimore police Director T.J. Smith said Friday."From our understanding, we definitely know that he tried to diffuse the situation and he walked away. He did the respectful thing, so whatever else followed behind that we really don't know," said Anika Jeffries-Chew, Johnson's cousin.Cole had fled the scene and remained at large until he turned himself in two days after the shooting."We would like to thank the community, who called in with tips and information, and the Warrant Apprehension Task Force who worked around the clock trying to locate Cole. Ultimately, he did the right thing and turned himself in," Smith said in a statement Saturday.Also Saturday, the victim's family gathered for a vigil to remember him."Darrin was a loving guy, he was a family guy," Jeffries-Chew said.As Johnson's family prepares to lay him to rest, they're remembering how he lived."He was one of the mentors of Baltimore City. He did all that he could do to bring in young men to get them cleaned up off of the streets, to get them jobs. He spent a lot of time with his kids. He was a good guy, always smiling, happy, and we miss him very much," Jeffries-Chew said.Johnson is survived by his three children.DPW Director Rudy Chow visited the facility Friday and spoke with employees about the incident.WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Vanessa Herring contributed to this report

BALTIMORE —

A man accused of fatally shooting a Baltimore Department of Public Works co-worker Thursday morning has surrendered, police said Saturday.

Baltimore police said there was some sort of ongoing dispute between the two.

"We know there was some argument and dispute, but it appears it was over some sort of teasing, back and forth. It may have started as fun, we don't know. It is something we are continuing to investigate. Regardless, a gun should not have been used to end the dispute," Baltimore police Director T.J. Smith said Friday.

"From our understanding, we definitely know that he tried to diffuse the situation and he walked away. He did the respectful thing, so whatever else followed behind that we really don't know," said Anika Jeffries-Chew, Johnson's cousin.

Cole had fled the scene and remained at large until he turned himself in two days after the shooting.

"We would like to thank the community, who called in with tips and information, and the Warrant Apprehension Task Force who worked around the clock trying to locate Cole. Ultimately, he did the right thing and turned himself in," Smith said in a statement Saturday.

Also Saturday, the victim's family gathered for a vigil to remember him.

"Darrin was a loving guy, he was a family guy," Jeffries-Chew said.

As Johnson's family prepares to lay him to rest, they're remembering how he lived.

"He was one of the mentors of Baltimore City. He did all that he could do to bring in young men to get them cleaned up off of the streets, to get them jobs. He spent a lot of time with his kids. He was a good guy, always smiling, happy, and we miss him very much," Jeffries-Chew said.

Johnson is survived by his three children.

DPW Director Rudy Chow visited the facility Friday and spoke with employees about the incident.